WTAE received complaints from retirees who say they are constantly getting calls from companies trying to sell them medical equipment -- everything from blood sugar meters to scooters.

US Healthcare Supply said they don't break any rules; they only call people who've expressed an interest in their products. But when the company's 27-year-old chief executive officer was subpoenaed to testify before Congress he pled the 5th -- invoking his constitutional right not to incriminate himself.

Charles Stipetich of West View uses a machine for his sleep apnea and another device to check his blood sugar.

“Two-hundred fifty-four which is bad. That's because I just ate,” he said.

Stipetich said recently US Healthcare Supply called him and offered to replace those machines and get him another device that's used to stimulate the nervous system for people with chronic pain.

“Paul Van Osdol: So he was saying they could get you all these machines for nothing? Stipetich: Yeah. Van Osdol: Medicare would cover everything? Stipetich: Yeah. Van Osdol: And what did you think of that? Stipetich: I was hopeful. But I didn't need it.”

US Healthcare sent a form to Charles' doctor to get approval for the machines. But his doctor told him he didn't need any of them. So in this case US Healthcare did not order anything.

“Van Osdol: They were getting ready to bill Medicare for stuff you don't need, right? Stipetich: Right. Van Osdol: What do you think about that? Stipetich: I think it's a ripoff.”

US Healthcare Supply is located in Milford, NJ;, just across the Delaware River from Pennsylvania.

The company reports it went from zero Medicare revenues in 2009 to $83 million in 2012.

But a Senate report said more than 92 percent of the company's Medicare claims were improper.

In May, US Healthcare CEO Jon Letko was subpoenaed to testify before a Senate committee investigating medical device sales.

“Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.: What is your company's primary business purpose? Jon Letko: Chairman McCaskill I would like to answer your question but based upon the advice of my counsel I respectfully decline at this time to answer your question based on my 5th Amendment rights in the Constitution.”

“Van Osdol: We came here to the home of US Healthcare Supply CEO Jon Letko just outside Easton, Pa. When we got here we saw a young man on this lawn tractor and it turned out to be Letko. But when I asked him for an interview he immediately went inside and refused to come back out. And that was nearly two hours ago.”

But when we went to the company's headquarters, we found chief financial officer Jeff Kolmer.

“Kolmer: We're good people. We're trying to do the right thing and we are. Van Osdol: Then why did Mr. Letko take the 5th when he appeared before Congress? Folmer : Well I think that, I don't want to speak specifically to that but there were other issues.”

“Van Osdol: Why are Medicare's auditors finding that 90 percent of your claims were improper? Kolmer: We have no documentation from Medicare to prove any of that.”

Kolmer also says US Healthcare has not violated Medicare rules that prevent companies from cold-calling Medicare recipients

In the case of Stipetich, the company says they contacted him after he filled out a form on a website. Stipetich does not remember ever going to the site.

The president of the Allegheny County Medical Society says stories like Charles Stipetich's are becoming more common.

“We want to make sure the equipment they're using is the best for them and will suit them properly but it's always upsetting when we hear about this and it's something we all have to work together to fix,” said Dr. Amelia Pare.

She says when the elderly get calls from a company offering Medicare freebies they should immediately call their doctor.

In the past four years, government auditors have found more than $21 billion in improper payments for medical devices. But only a small fraction of that has been returned to taxpayers.

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